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Syrian Warplanes Strike in Western Iraq, Killing at Least 50 People

Second Consecutive Day of Airstrikes by Syria Is Aimed at Shoring Up Iraqi Armed Forces

Syrian warplanes struck targets in the western Iraqi province of Anbar on Tuesday, killing at least 50 people, as Assad lends his support to Baghdad's Shiite-dominated government to shore up the crumbling Iraqi army. Washington Institute Senior Fellow Andrew Tabler joins Simon Constable on The News Hub to discuss. Photo: AP

BAGHDAD—Syrian warplanes carried out airstrikes in western Iraq, stepping up the military role of the U.S. adversary in helping Baghdad's Shiite-dominated government fight Sunni insurgents.

The strikes on Tuesday came as the Pentagon announced that the first 130 members of a potential 300 U.S. military advisers were in place in Baghdad to start assessing and improving the Iraqi army's ability to counter the gains of rebels led by...